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SYSTEM OF A DOWN singer Serj Tankian recently told HipOnline.com that he thought the backlash DIXIE CHICKS have encountered over comments made about President Bush during a March concert in England was unwarranted and ultimately amounted to nothing more than a more subtle form of censorship. "I think that it shows there is a lot ...

A Harley Davidson Panhead Chopper custom-built for Nikki Sixx of MÖTLEY CRÜE has been put up for sale on eBay at this location. According to the seller, Nikki selected each component and commissioned the very best builders to construct this bike. Construction of the bike was completed in the late 90's. The bike ...

ANTHRAX's video for "Safe Home", featuring a special guest appearance by "The Matrix" film star Keanu Reeves, has been posted online at this location (Quicktime required). The "Safe Home" video was filmed at the House of Blues in Chicago on ANTHRAX's recent U.S. in support of their "We've Come For You All" CD, ...

DROWNING POOL are strongly rumored to have recruited ex-BUILT XL frontman Jason "Gong" Jones to fill the singer slot in the group left vacant by the death of Dave Williams. A native of Los Angeles, Jones, 29, is believed to have spent the past few weeks in Dallas, Texas writing and demoing new material with ...

SLIPKNOT's Paul Gray will be playing bass for UNIDA on their upcoming West Coast tour. "[Paul] is a very good friend of the band and we thank him very much for coming out and jamming with us so we can make this tour happen," the group said in an official statement. UNIDA tour dates: Jun. ...

TYPE O NEGATIVE will be filming a video this weekend for the track "I Don't Wanna Be Me", the lead-off cut from their upcoming "Life Is Killing Me" CD. The shoot will take place in Brooklyn and will be based on a treatment submitted by the group's guitarist Kenny Hickey. As previously reported, TYPE O ...

Former METALLICA tour manager/personal assistant/fan club president Tony Smith has founded BANDitems.com in an effort to "try to establish a genuine and personal link between interested [METALLICA] fans and rare and unusual artist items," according to a message posted on the site. "With BANDitems.com you'll find the type of genuine stuff you can't ...

GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose was spotted Sunday night (June 8) at Light nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada graciously gabbing with a starstruck waitress named Michelle who happened to have a tattoo of Rose's name, according to the New York Post. ...